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Christian Hackenberg’s professional football career never got off the ground, but now he is trying to put that arm of his to good use in another sport. The former Penn State quarterback told reporters this week that he has decided at 25 years …
Christian Hackenberg continues to disappoint, even in a new league. Hackenberg has been officially benched by the Memphis Express as the team’s starting quarterback. He is being replaced by Zach Mettenberger. Hackenberg had a poor debut in the …
The Alliance of American Football officially debuted last weekend, and did so to unexpected success. Not only was the football more crisp than most anticipated, but the league scored big in the ratings, out-drawing the NBA on ABC head-to-head. The …
Former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg is back in action playing for The Alliance of American Football’s Memphis Express, and it’s not going well. Hackenberg showed a lot of the things that made him a failure with the New York …
Once a highly-touted young quarterback, Christian Hackenberg is getting another shot at the NFL level. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Philadelphia Eagles are bringing in Hackenberg as a developmental backup to Carson Wentz and Nick …
Jon Gruden bemoaned the practice restrictions laid forth by the CBA as a factor in the team’s quick release of quarterback Christian Hackenberg. The Oakland Raiders waived Hackenberg on Tuesday, mere weeks after acquiring him in a conditional …
The Oakland Raiders’ dalliance with Christian Hackenberg was short-lived. The Raiders waived Hackenberg, according to the NFL’s transactions wire. The Raiders had acquired the quarterback in a conditional trade with the New York Jets in …
Jon Gruden may be ready to start flexing his quarterback-building muscles on a new project. The New York Jets announced on Tuesday that they have traded Christian Hackenberg to the Oakland Raiders for a conditional 2019 7th-round pick. Hackenberg was …
Christian Hackenberg is fighting for his roster spot with the New York Jets, and he is making some changes to his throwing motion in an attempt to improve in his third NFL season. Apparently, he hasn’t told his head coach about them. Mike …
The New York Jets got surprisingly solid quarterback play from Josh McCown before he broke his hand this season, but the 38-year-old was only a temporary solution for the team. Heading into the offseason, there’s a possibility that the Jets …
The New York Jets envisioned Christian Hackenberg as someone who could be their quarterback of the future when they used a second-round pick on him in the 2016 NFL Draft. My, how things have changed. With Josh McCown sidelined for the remainder of …
Jets head coach Todd Bowles doesn’t think quarterback Christian Hackenberg is at fault for the hard-boiled egg he laid in Saturday’s preseason game. Speaking with reporters after the 16-6 loss to the Detroit Lions, Bowles blamed the …
Todd Bowles has said publicly that the New York Jets are holding an open quarterback competition, but most assume Josh McCown is the heavy favorite to land the starting job. While that may be true, McCown is no lock. Brian Costello of the New York …
Christian Hackenberg may have a long way to go before he can earn the starting job with the New York Jets, but his coaches are reportedly impressed with the progress he has made this offseason. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Jets are …
If Christian Hackenberg is going to win the starting quarterback job with the New York Jets this offseason, he is apparently going to have to climb his way up from the bottom of the depth chart. According to Ralph Vacchiano of SNY, Hackenberg spent …
The New York Jets would love for Christian Hackenberg to have a great training camp and seize the starting job, and it sounds like the former Penn State star is in the right frame of mind to do just that. With the Jets having signed 38-year-old Josh …
